Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1890 — SOMEBODY HAS LIED. [ARTICLE]

SOMEBODY HAS LIED.

The Indianapolis News of recent date, in a budget of misinformation concerning the operation of the tariff law, contained the following: • Charley Mordough, district passenger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, is back from Chicago. He says that the leading stores of that city have increased the cost of their goods, and cites as an instance that Marshal Field & Co. adned 50 cents to the cost of heavy shoes, that are bought in large by workingmen. Shoes that sold s for $1 were marked up to $1.50.” This statement was sent to Messrs Field & Co., with a request that they state if it were true, and, if so, what provision in the tariff law caused the advance. They reply as follows: “Totbe E 'itorof ihe Indianapolis Journal: “Replying to yours of Oct, 11, containing newspaper clipping, we would say that some mistake has been made in quoting us as advancing the price on heavy shoes, as we have nothing in stock approaching the price mentioned. We would further say that we have not as yet, and shall not, advance prices this fall, and neither will we do so at all until compelled to. Field & Co.” No doubt nine-tenths of similar statements in free trade papers have as little foundation.